CIMIC Group subsidiaries UGL and CPB Contractors have been appointed by Neoen and Envision Energy to deliver the balance-of-plant works for the 179MW Narrogin Wind Farm in Western Australia (WA).
The contract involves extensive civil and electrical engineering tasks, including the design, supply and installation of access roads, turbine foundations, hardstands, electrical collector circuits and a high-voltage substation.
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The wind farm, situated about 200km south-east of Perth near Narrogin and Williams, will include 23 of Envision Energy’s EN182-7.8MW wind turbines, the largest of their kind to be installed in Australia so far.
UGL and CPB Contractors will also support Envision in transporting and installing the turbines, as well as managing the associated project logistics.
UGL will be responsible for delivering a 220kV switching station and transmission line, supporting the wind farm’s integration into the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) through Western Power’s existing infrastructure.
The substation scope covers a 200MVA transformer, switch and control buildings, and other related systems.
UGL managing director Sam Goldsmith said: “This project is UGL’s 26th clean energy development and our first wind farm for Neoen, strengthening a partnership built on consistent delivery.
“It expands our renewable energy portfolio and demonstrates UGL’s growing role in supporting Australia’s energy transition through the delivery of generation, transmission and connection infrastructure.”
CPB Contractors managing director Craig Nuttall said: “Neoen’s Narrogin Wind Farm will demonstrate our capability in complex balance-of-plant infrastructure for large-scale renewable energy developments.
“Working with UGL, we will bring together multiple work packages, vendors and stakeholders to deliver civil and electrical infrastructure, and draw on our experience in varying terrains and regional environments.”
According to Neoen, construction begins this quarter, following the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement with Synergy for 100% of the wind farm’s output.
The project is forecast to generate enough electricity to supply nearly 100,000 WA homes, meeting about 3% of the region’s annual power demand.
The project is expected to create more than 250 jobs during construction and around 15 permanent positions once it becomes operational.
Neoen has also established agreements to benefit local communities and to work with First Nations groups throughout the project’s lifespan.
In April, UGL began site works at Neoen’s Muchea Battery project in WA, its first six-hour long-duration storage initiative utilising Tesla Megapack batteries in a Tesla EPC-led contract.
